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Series: In Praise of Veg The Ultimate Cookbook for Vegetable Lovers Hardcover Alice Zaslavsky 9780525612124 $45.00 COOKING Jul 05, 2022

“Alice Zaslavsky is a force of nature!” —Nigella LawsonThe only book you’ll ever need on vegetables, with a kaleidoscope of 150+ colorful, innovative recipes for meals of all kinds.Food writer Alice Zaslavsky has written the definitive guide for everyone—from vegan to carnivore—who is ready to open their kitchen to a world of vegetable possibilities. More than 450 pages detail how to handle any vegetable you might pick up at the farmers’ market or store—including a rainbow of more than 150 recipes that put vegetables at the center of the plate.... + Read More
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Series: Ghosts A Novel Paperback Dolly Alderton 9780385697279 $19.95 FICTION Jul 05, 2022

Shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Award for Fiction DebutShortlisted for the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic FictionA smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about ex-boyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says “I love you.”Nina Dean is not especially bothered that she’s single. She owns her own apartment, she’s about to publish her second book, she has a great relationship with her ex-boyfriend and enough friends to keep her social calendar full and her hangovers plent... + Read More
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Series: The Life She Had Paperback K.L. Armstrong 9780385697668 $22.95 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

Instant National BestsellerA pulse-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of Wherever She Goes and Every Step She Takes.If someone were threatening your home, how far would you go to protect it?A stranger is trespassing in Celeste Turner’s backyard, moving through the shadows around her shed. It could be a harmless backpacker seeking temporary refuge, but experience has taught Celeste to be extra wary. Not wishing to draw unwanted attention, she cannot turn to the police. Celeste is an outsider to this region of rural Florida, and al... + Read More
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Series: Nightbitch Paperback Rachel Yoder 9781039001596 $21.00 FICTION Jul 05, 2022

One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else…In this blazingly smart and voracious debut, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she’s turning into a dog.An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler’s demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper t... + Read More
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Series: Languages of Truth Essays 2003-2020 Paperback Salman Rushdie 9780735279360 $24.95 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Jul 12, 2022

From one of our most brilliant cultural commentators—this inspiring collection of recent essays and favourite pieces takes us on a thought-provoking journey through the last two tumultuous decades, offering understanding and entertainment in equal measureRanging easily across a wide variety of subjects, Languages of Truth chronicles a period of momentous cultural and political shifts. Always attuned to the malleable power of language, Rushdie here explores the nature of truth; he looks anew at migration, multiculturalism and censorship; he reve... + Read More
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Series: China Room Paperback Sunjeev Sahota 9781039000124 $21.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZEA transfixing novel about two unforgettable characters seeking to free themselves—one from the expectations of women in early 20th century Punjab, and the other from the weight of life in the contemporary Indian diaspora.Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. Married to three brothers in a single ceremony, she and her now-sisters spend their days sequestered from the men in the family’s “china room”—except when their domineering mother-in-law sum... + Read More
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Series: Reward System Hardcover Jem Calder 9781039004832 $32.00 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

Jem Calder’s Reward System is a set of ultra-contemporary and electrifyingly fresh fictions about a generation on the cusp, enmeshed in Zooms and lockdowns, loneliness and love.Audacious fictions for a generation wondering: What now?Julia has landed a fresh start at an up-and-coming city restaurant.“Imagine that,” says her mother.“I’m imagining.”Her ex-boyfriend Nick is flirting with sobriety and nobody else. Did you know that adults his age are more likely to live with their parents than with a romantic partner?Life should have started to take... + Read More
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Series: ISABEL DALHOUSIE SERIES The Sweet Remnants of Summer An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (14) Hardcover Alexander McCall Smith 9781039003989 $34.00 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

In a new novel from a beloved and bestselling author, our favorite moral philosopher is caught up in a delicate dispute between members of a prominent family as her husband, Jamie, is dragged into his own internecine rivalry.Isabel Dalhousie accepts an invitation to serve on the advisory committee of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, but soon finds herself swept up in an all-too-familiar dilemma. David is the grandson of a Scottish clan chief and is supportive of Scottish nationalism. But his fervent beliefs are threatening family harmony... + Read More
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Series: Francie's Got a Gun Hardcover Carrie Snyder 9780735281912 $32.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

ONE OF CBC’S BEST CANADIAN FICTION BOOKS OF 2022A suspenseful and poignant tale from an award-winning writer about a girl navigating chaotic family life in a close-knit small town.On a June afternoon in a small city, a wild-eyed girl named Francie dashes down a neighbourhood street, clutching a gun. She doesn’t know exactly what she’s running from, and she doesn’t know what she’s heading towards. All she understands is the need to survive. To save herself, she has no choice but to run—and to save those she loves, she must h... + Read More
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Series: Sound Within Sound A Radical History of Composers in the 20th Century Hardcover Kate Molleson 9780771051661 $34.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 12, 2022

A radical and compelling new history of 20th century composers, shining light on the sonic pioneers whose work transformed musical history.Sound Within Sound is the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the 20th century. Traversing the globe from Ethiopia and the Philippines to Mexico, Russia, and beyond, Kate Molleson tells the stories of ten figures that altered the course of musical history, only to be sidelined and denied recognition during an era that systemi... + Read More
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Series: The Orphan Girl A WWII Novel of Courage Found and a Promise Kept Paperback Kurt Palka 9780771072536 $22.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

For fans of Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls—the bestselling author of The Piano Maker returns with a vivid, atmospheric, and deeply moving novel set during the final months of the Second World War.NATIONAL BESTSELLER London, 1944/45: Kate Henderson is an energetic and spirited young woman. As a trained paramedic and ambulance driver she does her work courageously and with determination, even though underneath she is still wrestling with grief after witnessing the shooting death of her diplomat father seven years earlier. Her ... + Read More
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Series: The Sugar Thief A novel Paperback Nancy Mauro 9780307359759 $22.95 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

A delectable comedy about an imploding social media star, an Italian bakery, the treachery of fame, and the pink-frosted pastry at the heart of it all.YouTuber Sabine Rose is a star about to go supernova. Her baking channel attracts millions, her production team agonizingly crafts her every moment, and her agent has nearly landed her a television series. But Sabine’s rise to superstardom needs a final push, and she has the perfect idea to get herself there: a well-documented visit home to her family’s bakery.When Sabine and her chronically unde... + Read More
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Series: The Winter Wives A Novel Paperback Linden MacIntyre 9780735282070 $21.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA thrilling psychological drama from Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Linden MacIntrye, weaving threads of crime, disability and dementia together into a tale of unrequited love and delusion.Two old university friends get together for a weekend of golfing: worldly and rich Allan, once a football hero, and his quieter lawyer friend, nicknamed Byron, lame from a childhood injury, who never left home and has spent years caring for a mother with Alzheimer’s.During a long night of drinking, the fault lines between them start to show... + Read More
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Series: Where You End and I Begin A Memoir Hardcover Leah McLaren 9780735281004 $32.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 26, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA daughter’s unflinching exploration of the intimate and unconventional relationship she shared with her mother—a brilliant, charismatic woman haunted by a traumatic past.When Leah is eight, her mother, Cessie, abruptly flees her role as a rural housewife in search of a glamorous career in the city. In the chaotic years that follow, Cessie lurches from one apartment, job, and toxic romance to the next. In a home without rules or emotional boundaries, daughter and mother become close confidantes—a state of enmeshment that suit... + Read More
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Series: Lookout Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest Paperback Trina Moyles 9780735279933 $21.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 26, 2022

A page-turning memoir about a young woman’s grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers—strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. But Moyles never thought she could do that. Craving a deeper sense of purpose, she l... + Read More
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Series: JEREMY LOGAN SERIES Chrysalis A Thriller Hardcover Lincoln Child 9780385543675 $39.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

A blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company—Chrysalis—whose groundbreaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live…and possibly introducing a catastrophic danger to the world.Like millions of people around the world, Jeremy Logan (famed enigmalogist, or investigator of unexplained things) has grown to rely on his incredible new tech device. Made by Chrysalis, the global multibillion dollar tech company, the small optical device connects people in a stun... + Read More
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Series: The Church of Baseball The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit Hardcover Ron Shelton 9780593319772 $40.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 05, 2022

From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely entertaining behind-the-scenes story of the making of the film, and an insightful primer on the art and business of moviemaking. “This book tells you how to make a movie—the whole nine innings of it—out of nothing but sheer will.” —Tony Gilroy, writer/director of Michael Clayton and The Bourne Legacy“The only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball.” —Annie in Bull DurhamBull Durham, the breakthrough... + Read More
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Series: Bolla A Novel Paperback Pajtim Statovci 9780593082447 $23.00 FICTION Jul 05, 2022

From the author of National Book Award finalist Crossing comes an unlikely love story in Kosovo with unpredictable consequences that reverberates throughout a young man’s life—a dazzling tale full of fury, tenderness, longing, and lust.“Devastating in the most beautiful ways. From the first pages you realize that you are in the hands of an absolute artist.” —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, BabyApril 1995. Arsim is a twenty-four-year-old, recently married student at the University of Pristina, in Kosovo, keeping his head down to gain a un... + Read More
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Series: VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES Harrow A novel Paperback Joy Williams 9781984898807 $22.00 FICTION Jul 05, 2022

In her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize–nominated The Quick and the Dead, the legendary writer takes us into an uncertain landscape after an environmental apocalypse, a world in which only the man-made has value, but some still wish to salvage the authentic. "She practices…camouflage, except that instead of adapting to its environment, Williams’s imagination, by remaining true to itself, reveals new colorations in the ecology around her.” —A.O. Scott, The New York Times Book ReviewKhristen is a teenager who, her mother believes, was marked ... + Read More
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Series: Bad Thoughts Stories Paperback Nada Alic 9780593466636 $22.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

An exhilarating and delightfully deviant debut story collection that, with comedic precision and compulsive irreverence, explores the most surreal and inadmissible fantasies of contemporary women.Nada Alic’s women—the perverts, nobodies, reality TV stars, poetic hopefuls, shameless party girls, and self-help addicts of Los Angeles and its environs—are all wrestling with a shared stark reality: the modern world. To cope, they live in their baddest thoughts: the lush, strange landscape of female make-believe.In “Earth to Lydia,” a support group m... + Read More
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Series: VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL More Than I Love My Life A novel Paperback David Grossman 9780593312599 $23.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing—the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told—from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land “A magnificent book…The way Grossman writes about these regions is unique, with a deep understanding of our experience.” —Josip Mlakić, Express (Croatia)More Than I Love My Life is the story of three strong women: Vera, age ninety; her daught... + Read More
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Series: The Mermaid of Black Conch A novel Hardcover Monique Roffey 9780593534205 $35.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is "a daring, mesmerizing novel … single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date (Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet).In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn’t expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman, she was cursed by jealous wives to live in this form for the re... + Read More
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Series: Eat Up! Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want Paperback Ruby Tandoh 9780593466810 $22.00 COOKING Jul 12, 2022

The bestselling debut essay collection from a major new voice in food writing, Great British Bake Off alum and former Guardian columnist, Ruby Tandoh.“Food shouldn’t be a bad boyfriend, dragging you down or holding you to ransom. It should nourish your body as much as it fuels your mind; it should pump life through your veins; it should waltz in sync with your mood and your appetite, sometimes blissful, often mundane, always a part of you.”In this tour de force of a culinary manifesto, Ruby Tandoh implores us to enjoy and appreciate food in all... + Read More
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Series: Bruno, Chief of Police Series The Coldest Case A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel Paperback Martin Walker 9780525567073 $23.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

An anonymous skull, an unsolved murder, sinister rumors from the Cold War era of espionage—Bruno’s investigation into a long-standing cold case finds him caught between an enigmatic winegrower and a menacing Communist organization from the past.After attending an exhibit on the facial reconstruction of ancient skulls, Bruno wonders if this technology might provide an invaluable clue to a thirty-year-old cold case. But learning the identity of the murder victim is only the beginning. The investigation quickly turns thorny and leads Bruno to a re... + Read More
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Series: The Republic of False Truths A novel Paperback Alaa Al Aswany 9780307947345 $23.00 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

A “glorious, humane novel” (The Observer) about the Egyptian revolution, taking us inside the battle raging between those in power and those prepared to lay down their lives in the defense of freedom—this globally-acclaimed narrative from one of the foremost writers in the Arab world is still banned across much of the region.Cairo, 2011. After decades under a repressive regime, tensions are rising in the city streets. No one is out of reach of the revolution. There is General Alwany, a high-ranking member of the governme... + Read More
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Series: Lorna Mott Comes Home Paperback Diane Johnson 9780525562658 $23.00 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

From the author of the best-selling Le Divorce and Le Mariage, a comedy of contemporary manners, morals, (ex)marriages, and motherhood (past, present, and future)—about an American woman leaving her 20-year marriage to her French second husband, returning to her native San Francisco and to the entwining lives of her children and grandchildren. “Delightful”—Claire Messud (Harper’s Magazine); “Razor-sharp prose and astute observations … a treat”—Publishers Weekly (starred review).Lorna Mott Dumas, small, pretty, high-strung, the epitome of a succ... + Read More
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Series: Brood A Novel Paperback Jackie Polzin 9780593311332 $22.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

An exquisite new literary voice—wryly funny, nakedly honest, beautifully observational, in the vein of Jenny Offill and Elizabeth Strout—depicts one woman’s attempt to keep her four chickens alive while reflecting on a recent loss. “Full of nuance and humor and strangeness…[Polzin] writes beautifully about everything.” —The New York TimesOver the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for other creatures entails. From the... + Read More
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Series: Are You Enjoying? Stories Paperback Mira Sethi 9780525434214 $23.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

An exhilarating debut by a young writer from Pakistan: provocative, funny, disarmingly original stories that upend traditional notions of identity and family, and peer into the vulnerable workings of the human heart.“Emotional, equally hilarious, and gutting. I couldn’t put this book down because I’d been welcomed into the most intimate parts of these characters’ lives.” —Rupi Kaur, author of Milk and HoneyFrom the high-stakes worlds of television and politics to the intimate corridors of home—including the bedroom—these wryly observed, deeply ... + Read More
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Series: Love Letters: Vita and Virginia Paperback Vita Sackville-West 9781784876722 $21.99 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Jul 19, 2022

Delve into a legendary literary love affair’I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia. I composed a beautiful letter to you in the sleepless nightmare hours of the night, and it has all gone. I just miss you…’At a dinner party in 1922, Virginia Woolf met the renowned author, aristocrat - and sapphist - Vita Sackville-West. Virginia wrote in her diary that she didn’t think much of Vita’s conversation, but she did think very highly of her legs. It was to be the start of almost twenty years of flirtation, friendship, and literary collaboration. ... + Read More
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Series: Vuelta Skelter Riding the Remarkable 1941 Tour of Spain Paperback Tim Moore 9781529113792 $22.99 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 25, 2022

Tim Moore completes his epic (and ill-advised) trilogy of cycling’s Grand Tours. Julian Berrendero’s victory in the 1941 Vuelta a Espana was an extraordinary exercise in sporting redemption: the Spanish cyclist had just spent 18 months in Franco’s concentration camps, punishment for expressing Republican sympathies during the civil war. Seventy nine years later, perennially over-ambitious cyclo-adventurer Tim Moore developed a fascination with Berrendero’s story, and having borrowed an old road bike with the great man’s name plastered all over ... + Read More
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Series: The Shadows of Men 'An unmissable series' The Times Paperback Abir Mukherjee 9781784708542 $19.99 FICTION Sep 27, 2022

’Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre. His evocation of 1920s India under British occupation is breathtaking’ Peter May, Sunday Times bestseller, on The Shadows of MenCalcutta, 1923.When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee track down those responsible in time to stop a bloodbath? Set at a time of heightened political tension, beginning in atmospheri... + Read More
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Series: 100 Queer Poems Hardcover Vintage 9781529115321 $27.99 POETRY Sep 13, 2022

Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan’s luminous anthology, 100 Queer Poems, is a celebration of thrilling contemporary voices and visionary poets of the past. Featuring Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Ocean Vuong, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest and many more.* A Guardian Best Poetry Book of the Year ** Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2022 *Encompassing both the flowering of queer poetry over the past few decades and the poets who came before and broke new ground, 100 Queer Poems presents an electrifying range of writing from ... + Read More
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Series: Raymond Chandler The Detections of Totality Paperback Fredric Jameson 9781784782184 $22.95 LITERARY CRITICISM Jul 05, 2022

The master of literary theory takes on the master of the detective novelRaymond Chandler, a dazzling stylist and portrayer of American life, holds a unique place in literary history, straddling both pulp fiction and modernism. With The Big Sleep, published in 1939, he left an indelible imprint on the detective novel. Fredric Jameson offers an interpretation of Chandler’s work that reconstructs both the context in which it was written and the social world or totality it projects. Chandler’s invariable setting, Los Angeles, appears both as a micr... + Read More
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Series: Upgrade A Novel Hardcover Blake Crouch 9780593157534 $37.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

An ordinary man undergoes a startling transformation—and fears that all of humanity may be next—in the mindblowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and RecursionLogan Ramsay can feel his brain…changing.And his body too.He’s becoming something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.As he sets out to discover who did this to him, and why, his transformation threatens everything—his family, his job, even his freedom.Because the truth of what’s happened to him is more disturbing than he could... + Read More
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Series: Armored Hardcover Mark Greaney 9780593436875 $37.00 FICTION Jul 05, 2022

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man—soon to be a blockbuster film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans—comes the story of a new hero who won’t let insurmountable odds get in the way of his sworn duty.Josh Duffy is a close-protection agent—a professional bodyguard—and as such, he’s one of the world’s elite operatives. That is, he was—until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his principal out alive, but the cost was high: the loss of Josh’s lower left leg. There’s not much call for a high-end guardi... + Read More
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Series: GRAY MAN The Gray Man (Netflix Movie Tie-In) Media tie-in Paperback Mark Greaney 9780593547595 $12.99 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

The #1 New York Times phenomenon the Gray Man in his first thrilling adventure−now a major Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans!To those who lurk in the shadows, Court Gentry is known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. And in their e... + Read More
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Series: GRAY MAN The Gray Man (Netflix Movie Tie-In) Media tie-in Paperback Mark Greaney 9780593547588 $23.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

The #1 New York Times phenomenon the Gray Man in his first thrilling adventure—now a major Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.To those who lurk in the shadows, Court Gentry is known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. And in their e... + Read More
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Series: Noor Paperback Nnedi Okorafor 9780756418304 $24.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

Now in paperback, from Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future Nigeria.Anwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt…natural, and that’s putting it lightly. Her parents spent most of the days before she was born praying for her peaceful passing because even in-utero she was “wrong”. But she lived. Then came the car accident years lat... + Read More
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Series: Lebanese Cuisine The Authentic Cookbook Hardcover Samira Kazan 9780744054491 $42.00 COOKING Jul 26, 2022

The first proper Lebanese cookbook on the market! Fresh, flavorful, and healthy ingredients, prepared the right way!Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, chickpeas, garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemons, fresh seafood, poultry, and lamb—with its abundance of healthful ingredients, Lebanese cuisine will leave you fully satisfied! If it suits you, find vegan or vegetarian adaptations for every recipe. Plus with helpful step-by-step photography for every recipe, you will know exactly how to make all of these dishes right. Author and recipe developer Sami... + Read More
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Series: BE MORE Star Wars Be More Obi-Wan Navigate Your World with Wit and Wisdom Hardcover Kelly Knox 9780744054668 $17.50 HUMOR Jul 12, 2022

A fun, pocket-size book packed with inspiration from the galaxy’s most cool and composed Jedi Master.Stay true to yourself with confidence and class.Is your new home more hive of villainy than sandy beach resort? Friends not the chosen ones you thought they were? Don’t throw a tantrum – keep it classy and ask yourself, “What would Obi-Wan do?”Glide elegantly through anything life throws at you with pearls of wisdom from Obi-Wan Kenobi and fellow sages. Learn how to face your fears and perfect your witty comebacks.© and ™ 2022 Lucasfilm LTD
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Series: TRAVEL GUIDE DK Eyewitness Canada Paperback DK Eyewitness 9780241472156 $33.99 TRAVEL Jul 19, 2022

Unimaginably large, Canada’s untamed wilderness consists of shimmering glaciers, dramatic ocean vistas, and forests of fiery maple trees. Urban Canada also offers plenty to explore, from the dynamic buzz of Vancouver to the gleaming skyscrapers of Toronto.Whether you want to hike along exhilarating trails beneath snowy peaks, paddle a canoe on backcountry rivers, or head to the Arctic for the greatest light show on earth, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Canada has to offer. Our updated guide brings Canada to l... + Read More
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Series: POCKET TRAVEL GUIDE DK Eyewitness Top 10 Vancouver and Vancouver Island Paperback DK Eyewitness 9780241566046 $19.99 TRAVEL Jul 19, 2022

Beautifully situated between the ocean and picturesque mountains, Vancouver offers the cultural vibrancy of a modern metropolis, and the opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking rugged coastline and wilderness of nearby Vancouver Island.Make the most of your trip to this coastal city with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Vancouver and Vancouver Island have to offer and ensuring that you don’t miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the p... + Read More
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Series: PREY NOVEL, A Eyes of Prey Paperback John Sandford 9780593422564 $16.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

The third novel in the Prey series from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford—now available in trade paperback at a special value price.Lieutenant Davenport’s sanity was nearly shattered by two murder investigations. Now he faces something worse…Two killers. One hideously scarred. The other strikingly handsome, a master manipulator fascinated with all aspects of death. The dark mirror of Davenport’s soul…This is the case that will bring Davenport back to life. Or push him over the edge.Story Locale: MinneapolisSeries Overview: Luca... + Read More
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Series: The Retreat A Novel Hardcover Sarah Pearse 9780593489420 $36.00 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium,a Reese’s Book Club pick, here, Detective Elin Warner uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getawayThey couldn’t wait to stay here.An idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation—but the island itself, known locally as Reaper’s Rock, has a dark past. Once the playground of a serial killer, it’s rumored to be cursed.But now they can’t leave.A young woman is found dead below the yoga pavilion in what... + Read More
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Series: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery The Man Who Died Twice A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Paperback Richard Osman 9781984881014 $23.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

An instant New York Times bestseller in hardcover, this is the second gripping novel in the Thursday Murder Club series, soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin EntertainmentElizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village.But they are out of luck.An unexpected visitor—an old pal of Elizabeth’s (or perhaps more than just a pal?)—arrives, desperate fo... + Read More
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Series: This Is Your Mind on Plants Paperback Michael Pollan 9780593296929 $24.00 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jul 19, 2022

From number one New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboosOf all the things humans rely on plants for, surely the most curious is our use of them to alter consciousness. Take caffeine: People around the world rely on it to sharpen their minds. But we don’t usually think of caffeine as a drug because its daily use is legal and socially acceptable. So, then, what is a “drug”? And why ... + Read More
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Series: The World's Worst Assistant Hardcover Sona Movsesian 9780593185513 $35.00 HUMOR Jul 19, 2022

From Conan O’Brien’s longtime assistant, and cohost of his podcast Conan Needs a Friend, a completely hilarious and irreverent how-to guide for becoming a terrible, yet unfireable employee, and getting away with doing the bare minimum at work.Sona Movsesian is Conan O’Brien’s assistant of twelve years. Conan and Sona have a wickedly funny and long running alter ego bit—Sona plays the lazy incompetent, Conan the insufferable and oppressive boss. Fans can’t seem to get enough of her hilariously relaxed attitude in response to Conan’s near manic e... + Read More
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Series: Intimacies A Novel Paperback Katie Kitamura 9780399576171 $22.00 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

An electrifying novel about a woman caught between many truths, by the author of A Separation.Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction“A perfect novel—taut and seductive.” —Brandon Taylor, author of Real Life and Filthy Animals“Gripping and elegant. No one’s work simmers with emotional complexity like Katie Kitamura’s.” —Mira Jacob, author of Good TalkAn interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.She... + Read More
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Series: Painting Can Save Your Life How and Why We Paint Hardcover Sara Woster 9780593329948 $27.00 ART Jul 19, 2022

Artist and founder of The Painting School Sara Woster invites readers into the vibrant world of painting as a creative practice powerful enough to transform our lives.Sara Woster is a painter, teacher, and art evangelist. She believes in art as a form of mindfulness, a ritual for healing, and an outlet for self-expression. In Painting Can Save Your Life, Woster welcomes readers into this transformative art form, inviting them to pick up a brush and discover how painting can help you see the world in a whole new way.Weaving soup-to-nuts instruct... + Read More
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Series: Gods of Want Stories Hardcover K-Ming Chang 9780593241585 $36.00 FICTION Jul 12, 2022

Visceral stories that center the bodies, memories, myths, and relationships of Asian American women, from the National Book Award “5 Under 35” honoree and author of BestiaryIn “Auntland,” a steady stream of aunts adjust to American life by sneaking surreptitious kisses from women at temple, buying tubs of vanilla ice cream to prepare for citizenship tests, and hatching plans to name their daughter “Dog.” In “The Chorus of Dead Cousins,” ghost-cousins cross space, seas, and skies to haunt their live-cousin, wife to a storm-chaser. In “Xífù,” a m... + Read More
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Series: Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc Hardcover Katherine J. Chen 9781984855800 $37.00 FICTION Jul 05, 2022

Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning secular reimagining of the epic life of Joan of Arc, in the bold tradition of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries.In Katherine J. Chen’s hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed,... + Read More
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Series: LORE OLYMPUS Lore Olympus: Volume Two Hardcover Rachel Smythe 9780593160305 $36.95 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jul 05, 2022

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a new short story!An ingenious take on the Greek Pantheon, Lore Olympus is a modern update on the story of Hades and Persephone. Follow the propulsive love story of two Greek gods, told with lavish artwork and contemporary sensibilities.This full-color edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award-winning webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclus... + Read More
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Series: LORE OLYMPUS Lore Olympus: Volume Two Paperback Rachel Smythe 9780593356081 $28.00 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jul 05, 2022

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a new short story!An ingenious take on the Greek Pantheon, Lore Olympus is a modern update on the story of Hades and Persephone. Follow the propulsive love story of two Greek gods, told with lavish artwork and contemporary sensibilities.This full-color edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award-winning webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclus... + Read More